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of_o s._n fran._n by_o bird_n on_o the_o mount_n aluerne_n p._n 288._o a_o flock_n of_o sheep_n honour_v he_o p._n 290_o how_o obedient_a a_o sheep_n be_v to_o he_o ibid._n a_o sheep_n and_o a_o lamb_n show_v a_o will_n to_o honour_n god_n p._n 291_o a_o leveret_fw-la a_o coney_n and_o a_o fish_n become_v tame_a unto_o he_o ibid._n of_o many_o other_o miracle_n like_v to_o the_o precedent_n p._n 292._o 293_o of_o the_o love_n s._n franc._n boar_n to_o all_o creature_n p._n 296_o of_o ant_n or_o emmot_n p._n 300_o of_o the_o favour_n which_o god_n bestow_v on_o fish_n p._n 477_o church_n three_o church_n repair_v by_o s._n franc._n p._n 16._o 17_o cross_n or_o crucifix_n a_o crucifix_n speak_v unto_o s._n francis_n p._n 7._o a_o crucifix_n speak_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o church_n of_o s._n damian_n p._n 9_o a_o vision_n of_o the_o cross_n to_o br._n silvester_n before_o he_o be_v religious_a p._n 53_o s._n fran._n cure_v a_o priest_n by_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n p._n 199_o a_o crucifix_n walk_v with_o he_o p._n 240_o he_o multitude_n bread_n by_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n p._n 252_o he_o tame_v a_o wild_a wolf_n thereby_o p._n 293_o he_o convert_v thereby_o water_n in_o wine_n p._n 317_o many_o miracle_n wrought_v by_o s._n francis_n by_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n p._n 424_o s._n anthony_n cure_v a_o cripple_n by_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n p._n 481._o 482_o br._n leo_n with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n cure_v a_o apostume_n p._n 519_o many_o miracle_n wrought_v by_o br._n christopher_n by_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n p._n 553._o 554_o the_o virtu_n of_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n p._n 588_o of_o many_o miracle_n wrought_v by_o saint_n clare_n by_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n p._n 663._o 664._o etc._n etc._n contempt_n of_o the_o world_n s._n francis_n strip_v himself_o stark_o naked_a to_o render_v his_o clothes_n to_o his_o father_n p._n 12_o of_o the_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n p._n 602_o chastity_n saint_n 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he_o p._n 289_o diverse_a thing_n discover_v by_o s._n anthony_n of_o the_o devil_n p._n 465._o etc._n etc._n how_o bro._n juniperus_n be_v fear_v of_o the_o devil_n p._n 544_o how_o brother_n gyles_n defend_v himself_o against_o the_o devil_n p._n 588_o of_o one_o who_o have_v make_v a_o convention_n to_o serve_v the_o devil_n p._n 736_o ecstasy_n saint_n francis_n eat_v with_o saint_n clare_n both_o be_v rapt_v in_o ecstasy_n p._n 277_o the_o extaticall_a contemplation_n of_o brâ—_n quintavall_a p._n 507_o the_o admirable_a ecstasy_n of_o br._n gyles_n p._n 576._o 580_o the_o ecstasy_n of_o saint_n clare_n pag._n 661_o a_o ecstasy_n of_o sainte_n agnes_n pag._n 686_o elizabeth_n the_o life_n of_o sainte_n elizabeth_n daughter_n to_o the_o king_n of_o iiungarie_n p._n 710_o elzearius_fw-la the_o life_n of_o brother_n